Family Practitioner

Southampton City Council; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent local government pension

Death in service benefit

Generous holiday 25–31 days

Flexible working options

Family-friendly policies

Training and development

Health and wellbeing support

Veteran-friendly employer

Retail discounts and savings

Discounted memberships

Sustainable travel benefits

Employee volunteering scheme

Job summary

Southampton City Council invites applications for a Family Practitioner within the Family Help Team, West Locality. You will be based in one of the Family Hubs, delivering early help services to children, families and carers with a focus on assessment, planning and co-ordination of resources.

You'll hold Level 4 qualifications (BTEC, NVQ or equivalent) in Education, Health, Social Care or Early Years, or be working towards one.

Qualifications

• Level 4 qualification in Education/Health/Social Care or Early Years, or working towards it.
• Commitment to work towards a recognised qualification.
• Experience in delivering early help and safeguarding.
• Excellent collaboration with multi-agency partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver early help interventions and carry out early help assessments and planning (TAF).
• Coordinate actions and resources to support children in need.
• Provide advice and information to families to meet needs in partnership with carers/parents.
• Safeguard and empower children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Participate in supervision and training to maintain professional standards.
• Ensure accurate written records in line with Data Protection policies.

Skills

IT skills

Education

Level 4 qualification (BTEC/NVQ) in Education/Health/Social Care/Early Years

Tools

Excel

Word

IT databases

Job description

Never has there been a better time to join an organisation that is good across all areas and remains committed to continuing on its journey of improvement.

Southampton Children’s Services were inspected by Ofsted in June 2023 and found all services to be Good with Outstanding Leadership and Management, an outcome we are extremely proud of, with Ofsted reporting that ‘impressive strategic and operational leadership, aligned with corporate and political commitment, has provided a clear vision, ambition and energy which has garnered the confidence and commitment of key partners, and there is a collective momentum to continue to improve services and outcomes for children across the city’.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to undertake the role of Family Practitioner within Southampton City Council’s Family Help Team, West Locality.

You will be Level 4 qualified (BTEC, NVQ or equivalent) in Education, Health, Social Care or Early Years or have a commitment to work towards gaining qualification.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional wishing to develop and work in a fast-paced early intervention family support team. You will ensure that children and families are at the centre of your practice and their views are properly embedded in all aspects of assessments and plans. Importantly you will be committed to improving the life choices and outcomes for children and be enthusiastic and self-motivated about working in this challenging, stimulating and important area of early help work.

Being part of the Southampton City Council team requires people who are willing to take personal responsibility for delivering excellence, to work with others to achieve the best possible outcomes, to embrace change and new opportunities, to make the most of the resources available to us and to think and act in the best interests of our children, young people and their families.

About the role:

• You will be required to participate in the effective delivery of early help intervention services to children, families, and carers, be responsible for undertaking early help assessments, early planning via Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings, contributing to multi agency planning, implementing actions, providing interventions, and negotiating for and co-ordinating resources, in relation to children in need.
• To provide a service to children and their families who meet the threshold for early help intervention. Assessing, planning, and reviewing the needs for appropriate services and providing reports. Providing advice, support and information to meet children and family’s needs in partnership with carers / parents.
• Commit to the protection and safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and value and respect their views and needs.
• Contributing to the development of the team and service ensuring service users are provided with effective services ensuring anti discriminatory practice and in accordance with agreed performance standards.
• Participate in individual and group supervision and training, to ensure that team and departmental performance standards are met and individual professional skills and knowledge is developed.
• Ensure written records are accurate and kept in accordance with Data Protection requirements and department policies and procedures.

Our Locations:

You will be based within one of the Family Hubs within Southampton’s three designated locality teams. This role is for the West locality.

You will:

• Have a clear understanding of children’s safeguarding procedures and processes.
• Be accountable for own workload and arising issues,ensuring individual & team performance is maintained andaddressed.
• Be creative and able to prioritise & deal with severalissues at once& have excellent problem solving and analyticalskills.
• Have excellent IT skills being able to use excel,word & other IT data bases and go from one to the otherwith ease.
• Have excellent accurate written skills, & theability to write reports and present information in a clear and concise way.

The work is varied and challenging, and there is a strong team approach ensuring good support for the successful applicant. The role requires lone working, use of initiative and a commitment to team working and service user empowerment. You will need to have a flexible approach and a solid understanding & experience of a Family Lead Professional case holding role, risk assessment and planning.

We are committed to the development of all our staff, whilst working in a highly supportive and highly challenging culture. All of which is at the ethos of our ambition in becoming a child friendly City.

What we can offer you:

Salary: The salary band for this role is £38,510 - £42,123 per annum. The starting salary is £38,510 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)